Art Exhibitions You Can’t Miss during Lyon’s Festival of Lights
Five museums and exhibitions to discover in Lyon’s museums in December.
Family Fun in the Lyon Sun (or Rain!)
Exploring the city with little ones? Don’t make them walk!
Try a tram tour or boat cruise instead. If your family has a sweet tooth, the MUSCO Chocolate Museum is bound to be a big hit. During the summer months the city heats up fast, so find a place to cool off with our guide to the best swimming in and around Lyon.
Trying to impress a picky mother? Here’s a sightseeing game plan to please even the most demanding visitors.
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My Two Nights at the 2016 Fête des Lumières in Lyon
Our American contributor Jenna enjoyed the 2016 Fête des Lumières in Lyon despite the crowd. A story about vin chaud, mud, churros, machine guns, music and flames
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MUSCO, Lyon’s First Chocolate Museum
Lyon’s Chocolate maker Richard Sève has just opened a museum in a brand-new factory located in Limonest.
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Lyon Festival of Lights 2017
This Is Lyon provides you with a guide to what’s happening
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Street art exhibition for kids in Lyon
Children will be introduced to street art through a quality collection of major international and French artworks.
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10 (Scary) Things to Do for Halloween in Lyon
Halloween is a good reason for kids to ask for candies, teenagers (and young adults) to go party and for parents to spend money…
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Five Hidden Treasures in Lyon
A strange door, a big invisible clock, a red stone… Here are 5 little-known places in Lyon that you probably missed and never heard about.
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My best places for a good Italian pizza in Lyon
Lyon’s attachment to gastronomy and Italian food is well known. Find here my best pizzas places of Lyon
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Seven places to eat in Lyon 7th
Our American contributor Jenna reveals her favorite food finds in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon.
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Playing God in a Miniature World
In the forgotton hub that is Vaulx-en-Velin, an Average Individual steps into Miniworld
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The 5 must-sees at the Lyon Biennal of Contemporary Art
The Lyon Biennal of Contemporary Art (Sept. 20 – Jan. 7) host the best of modern artworks in the world. Here are five installations you wouldn’t want to miss.
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Lyon’s First Street Art Festival
Five Colombian and 5 French street artists are invited to express their art on white walls for a live painting experience this week-end (15-17 Sept.)
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5 Uncommon Places You Can Only Visit This Weekend in Lyon
Would you like to sit in the chair of the mayor of Lyon? The city hall is opened to public this weekend only (Sept. 16-17) for the European Heritage Days as 400 other uncommon places.
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Swimming in Lyon and nearby
Where to swim in Lyon and around Lyon? Here’s a selection of swimming pools, aquatic parks and natural sites to enjoy with friends and families.
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Michelin-starred restaurants around Valence
Valence (Drôme) is a small town one hour driving from Lyon and has many good restaurants and Michelin-starred chefs. Discover the stars of the northern Rhône Valley cuisine.
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A Gourmet Tour in the northern Rhone Valley one hour from Lyon
Discover truffles, raviolis, great wines, beautiful landscapes and other local specialities by visiting Valence, Romans, Tournon-sur-Rhône and Tain l’Hermitage in the Rhone Valley, only one hour from Lyon.
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One day to impress your mother in Lyon
Your mom is coming to Lyon for a visit? So what’s the sightseeing plan? Here is an easy guide to impress your mom with Lyon in one day, and save some precious time for shopping and catch up…
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Hard Rock Cafe Lyon
The international chain Hard Rock Café opened a new franchise restaurant in the center of Lyon in November 2016 and brings American-style food in the temple of French gastronomy.
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Monster Jam Show at Parc OL in Lyon
The famous motor sports show Monster Jam makes its only French stop in Lyon at Parc OL on June 24.
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Gadagne Historical Museums
Located in the old quarter in Lyon St Jean in a Renaissance building, the Musées Gadagne comprise two truly beautiful museums: the Historical Museum of Lyon and the newly refreshed Museum of Puppetry Art.
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Institut Lumière
Institut Lumière is Lyon’s cinema museum and home of the inventors tof the Cinematograph in 1895.
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Grand Parc Miribel-Jonage
A few miles away from Lyon, the Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage is the perfect place for families in the summer.
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Where to Eat Gluten-Free in Lyon ?
For those with coeliac disease or following a gluten-free diet, it can be hard finding somewhere to eat in Lyon. Here’s a list of 5 friendly places.
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The first Drone FPV Racing World Cup in Lyon
Around 70 drones will this weekend (April 29th-30th) take part in a thrilling stage of the World Drone Racing FPV World Cup in Lyon-France.
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Jazz à Vienne
Since 1981, the historic Roman City of Vienne has hosted this wonderful jazz festival on the banks of the Rhone River just 30 km south of Lyon.
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Venenum, a poisonous world, at the Musée des Confluences
The exhibition “Venenum, un monde empoisonné” describes the roles played by poison in history and culture, science and belief, medicine and criminology.
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Biennale Internationale Design in Saint-Etienne
The Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne 2017 invades the entire district, the streets, with participatory and inclusive events. Olivier Peyricot has brought together a range of international talents and united them around the theme Working Promesse, to offer visitors a panorama of the shifting work paradigms, in particular on the Cité du design site, with […]
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Lyon Museum of Contemporary Art
On the banks of the fast-flowing Rhône, opposite the beautiful Tête d’Or park in Lyon’s 6th district, the magnificent Museum of Contemporary Art, nicknamed the MAC, is a magnet of the avant-garde.
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Exhibition: Lyon looks to Los Angeles
How about visiting Los Angeles without leaving Lyon? Get yourself over to the Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Cybele, an unusual Lyon Walking Tour
Forget about the traditional and sometimes boring guided tours. Cybele proposes a series of unconventional walking tours with street plays and tastings.
